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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1907

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The Wreck of the Jessie Darling. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 1 May 1907 · page 2

Darling and son, owners of the steamer Jessie Darling, which was sunk at Fort Adelaide by collision with the wreck of the barque Norma, have issued a writ claiming…

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Steamer Ashore. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 5

To-day a small steamer, the name of which is not yet known, was driven ashore seven miles north of the Nobbys, Newcastle…

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Steamer Traffic

The Western Herald · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 2

Tilpa, May I.—The steamer Jandra and barge arrived down at 11 a.m., and returned up stream, at 4.30. p.m, yesterday. The steamer Advance and Barge arrived…

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Wreckage at Sea

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 May 1907 · page 2

A large quantity of wreckage was passed in the Southern Ocean by the German ship Kalliope, on a voyage from Hamburg to Sydney…

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Reduced Steamer Fares From United Kingdom

The Cobar Herald · Friday 7 June 1907 · page 2

Since the revival of the assisted immigration policy of the Government a little over a year ago, large numbers of persons have taken advantage of the…

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Nothing but a Wreck. a Prompt Salvage. The Case of Mrs. E. COLE. (By a Local Reporter.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 8 June 1907 · page 8

A narrative well worth reading is one which was told by Mrs, Elizabeth Cole, of No. 78 Carlton Crescent, Summer Hilt, in the company of a…

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A New Zealand Steamer Wrecked. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 June 1907 · page 4

The New Zealand steamer Kjora has been wrocked 60 miles from kawhio. Captain Blacklock and two passengers were drowned. Twenty-seven survivors…

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Shipwreck

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 15 June 1907 · page 5

The steamer Kiora has been wrecked thirty mites from Kawhia (N.Z.) Three lives were lost, including that of the captain. Twenty-seven survivors are naked and without food on…

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A Wreck

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 June 1907 · page 2

Further details of the wreck of the steamer Kai-ora on the New Zealand coast show that the vessel fan on a reef, parted amidships, and sank in 20…

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Wreck of a Steamer. London, Monday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 10 July 1907 · page 2

The British steamor Mount Royal was wrecked in the Skena River, British Columbia, and six persons drowned…

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Reduced Steamer Fares from the United Kingdom

The Western Herald · Wednesday 10 July 1907 · page 4

Since the revival of the insisted immigration policy of the Government a little over a year ago, large numbers of persons have taken advantage of the…

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Shipwreck

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 10 July 1907 · page 3

The steamer Mount Royal, has been wrooked in British Columbia. Six persons were drowned. Major Arthur Lang, D.S.O., who came to…

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A Yacht Wrecked. London, Thursday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 July 1907 · page 4

The Yacht Hamburg was wrecked while ra[?] ing between Heligoland and Ostend, and two of the crew were drowned…

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Steamer Traffic

The Western Herald · Wednesday 17 July 1907 · page 2

July 15 Louth:—The steamer Advance and Barge passed down stream on Saturday at 11 o'clock, and back up stream at 9. a.m. on Monday…

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Wreck of A. BARQUE. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 17 July 1907 · page 2

The New Zealand barque Woollahra, which left Wellington on Sunday for Sydney, went a[?]bore at Cape Terawhite. She the rocks 300 yards off the shore…

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A Stranded Steamer. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1907 · page 4

The steamer Fido, 1443 tons, stranded last night on a reef outside an island on the north coast. The steamer was coming from Ocean Island with a full cargo of…

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Shipwreck

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 20 July 1907 · page 5

The Norwegian steamer Fido, 1443 tons, honed from Ocean Island to Sydney, [?]trauded lost night on a roof outside Cook Island, near Tweed Heads. The steamer is now fall of…

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Steamer Traffic

The Western Herald · Wednesday 24 July 1907 · page 2

Louth, July 23.—The steamer Jandra and barge arrived upsteam at noon yesterday…

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A Steamer Damaged. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 4

A large steamer, The Vine Branch, collided with the wharf at Woolloomooloo Bay yesterday morning, sustaining considerable damage to her bows. The…

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Wreckage at Sea. Brisbane

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 4

About a hundred feet of large ship's deck was sighted 90 miles N.E. of Double Island Point on the Queensland coast. The wreckage is in the direct track of shipping…

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